diff --git a/game-app/game-headed/build.gradle b/game-app/game-headed/build.gradle
index f2910de499c..27bf37a956b 100644
--- a/game-app/game-headed/build.gradle
+++ b/game-app/game-headed/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id 'application'
-    id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '7.1.2'
+    id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '8.1.0'
     id 'com.install4j.gradle' version '10.0.5'
     id 'de.undercouch.download' version '5.3.1'
 }
diff --git a/game-app/game-headless/build.gradle b/game-app/game-headless/build.gradle
index 935b6d4fe61..3cf578cd820 100644
--- a/game-app/game-headless/build.gradle
+++ b/game-app/game-headless/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.filters.ReplaceTokens
 
 plugins {
     id 'application'
-    id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '7.1.2'
+    id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '8.1.0'
 }
 
 archivesBaseName = "$group-$name"
diff --git a/spitfire-server/dropwizard-server/build.gradle b/spitfire-server/dropwizard-server/build.gradle
index f854aa492df..77066baba2e 100644
--- a/spitfire-server/dropwizard-server/build.gradle
+++ b/spitfire-server/dropwizard-server/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id 'application'
-    id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '7.1.2'
+    id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '8.1.0'
 }
 
 archivesBaseName = "$group-$name"